U.S. travelers spent about $612.5 million in the Fredericksburg region in 2017 and $186.6 million in the City of Fredericksburg alone, according to an annual report released Wednesday by the Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC).

We hope everyone had a great time sliding down Hanover Street Saturday. There are too many to thank individually, but we'd like to mention the University of Mary Washington, City of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg EDA, Kodiak Events, Wonder FXBG, Shifflett's Waste Services, Rappahannock Development Group, Lifecycle Construction Services, Cary Street Partners, Hilldrup, Union Bank & Trust, Rappahannock Orthodontics, Wack General Contractor and Coldwell Banker Elite. Special shout-out to EDT's Clint Manning for spearheading the overall event.